Common name
English: Allspice, Jamaica pepper
German: Nelkenpfeffer, Piment
Portuguese: Pimenta-da-jamaica
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Myrtaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Pimenta (1)
Epithet: dioica (L.) Merr. (4)
Synonyms: Caryophyllus pimenta (L.) Mill., Eugenia micrantha Bertol., Eugenia pimenta (L.) DC., Myrtus dioica L., Myrtus pimenta L., Myrtus piperita Sessé & Moc., Pimenta communis Benth. & Hook.f., Pimenta officinalis Lindl., Pimenta vulgaris Bello, Pimentus geminata Raf.
communis => common, or growing in society
dioica => having stamens and pistils in separate flowers on different plants
micrantha => bearing minute flowers
officinalis => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
vulgaris => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white